NUR 101 Math Assignment 3 Name ___________________________________

Short Answer: Draw an arrow to point to the volume that corresponds to the dose to be administered with the
given equipment.

1. Administer 68 U

2. Administer 36 U

3. Administer 17 mL

4. Administer 2 t

5. Administer 5.6 mL.

Short Answer:

6. Can insulin syringes be used to measure any medication for parenteral use? Tell why or why not.

7. How would you measure 2.44 mL in a 3 mL syringe? Describe the steps.

8. In which syringe should 0.32 mL of a medication solution be measured?

Compute the amount of medication that will be given to administer one dose of the following medication
orders. Round all parenteral administration orders that are over 1 mL to one decimal place. Round all
parenteral administration orders under 1 mL to two decimal places. Do not include zeros at the end of decimal
numbers.

9. Order: diphenhydramine 15 mg IM stat

Supply: Benadryl (diphenhydramine) 10 mg/mL
Give: ________ mL

10. Order: vitamin B12 100,000 U IM q.d. for 3 days

Supply: 2 mL vial of vitamin B12 with 50,000 U/mL
Give: __________ mL

11. Order: thiamine HCl 20 mg IM t.i.d.

Supply: 10 mL multiple dose vial of vitamin B1 (thiamine HCl) 100 mg/mL
Give: __________ mL

12. Order: methylprednisolone acetate 100 mg IM once per week

Supply: methylprednisolone acetate suspension, 80 mg/mL
Give: ___________ mL

Short Answer:

13. How many doses of Heparin 5000 units are available in a multidose vial of 4 mL Heparin sodium injection 10,000
units/mL?